Meenaghan family name history
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Meenaghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 158 people named Meenaghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 80 men and 78 women.
Counties with Meenaghan in Ireland
The Meenaghans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 79.1% of them (125 people). Next came Galway (20), Limerick (10), Dublin (1) and Kildare (1).
Meenaghan average age in 1911
The average Meenaghan in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 26.2 for men and 29.3 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Meenaghan literacy in 1911
Of the Meenaghans whose literacy was recorded, 65.8% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 31% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 71.2% reading and writing against 60.3% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Meenaghan common first names
The most common male names were John (16), Patrick, Anthony, Michael and James. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Sarah and Anne.
Meenaghan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Meenaghans was farmer, 20.9% of them (33 people). Next came scholar / student (17.7%), fisherman (5.1%), herd / dairy worker (2.5%) and clerk / office worker (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.7% of all Meenaghans, followed by fishing, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Meenaghan?
Meenaghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Meenaghan statistics (1911)
Number: 158
Rank: 2,908
Average Age: 28
Meenaghanin the USA (2020)
Number: 124
Rank: 139,059
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
